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Constitutional Compromise
From: Gilder-Lehrman
Grade Level: MS, HS, College
Remote Ready: With Modifications
Time: 1 Class Period or Less
Length of Reading: Pages
Analyzing the Great Compromise, 1787
Excerpts from the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and Articles of Confederation are presented (2-5 pages each, 11 total). Students answer the questions provided and fill out a graphic organizer. Students then design a compromise of their own, an advertisement, or a political cartoon
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Grade Level: MS, HS, College
- This lesson is approved for middle school (MS), high school (HS), and college students.
Remote Ready: With Modifications
- Links to the reading assignments can easily be emailed or posted for students.
- Students can take a photo of their graphic organizer, compromise, ad, or political cartoon and email it to you or upload it to your LMS.
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